Co-operative Societies Act 1979 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Duties and Powers of Registrar
93A. Conversion of credit society to non-credit society, etc., on failure to comply with prudential requirements
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If, in 2 or more consecutive financial years, a credit society fails to comply with any prudential requirement contained in a written direction issued under section 93(2) within the time specified in that direction, the Registrar may —
credit society
“credit society” means a society which is registered as a credit society;
by a subsequent written direction issued under section 93(2), order the society to stop receiving any new deposits after the expiry of a period specified in that subsequent written direction; and
cancel the registration of the society as a credit society.
Where the registration of a society as a credit society is cancelled under subsection (1) —
society
“society” means a co-operative society registered under this Act and includes a primary society, a secondary society and an apex organisation;
the society becomes a non‑credit society; and
the Registrar must notify the society in writing that its registration as a credit society is cancelled, starting on a date specified in the notice.
A society that becomes a non‑credit society under this section —
non-credit society
“non-credit society” means a society that is not a credit society;
must stop doing any of the following things, starting on such date as the Registrar may determine (being a date that may be different from the date mentioned in subsection (2)(b)):
make any new loan to any person;
allow any new credit to any person;
receive any new deposit from any person; and
must return, to every person from whom the society had received a deposit in accordance with section 68(2) while the society was a credit society, the deposit made by the person (including any interest accrued on the deposit) within 12 months after the date on which the registration of the society as a credit society is cancelled, or such shorter or longer period as the Registrar may determine in any particular case.
A society that becomes a non‑credit society may continue to receive repayments of existing loans made and credit allowed in accordance with section 67 while the society was a credit society.
A society that is aggrieved by any decision of the Registrar under subsection (1) may, within 2 months after the date of the Registrar’s decision, appeal in writing to the Minister, whose decision is final.
Registrar
“Registrar” means the Registrar of Co‑operative Societies appointed under section 3(1), and includes a Deputy Registrar, an Assistant Registrar, or a public officer appointed under section 3(1), exercising such function, duty or power of the Registrar as is delegated to the Deputy Registrar, Assistant Registrar or public officer (as the case may be) under section 3(2);
Any society that contravenes subsection (3) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $5,000 for each day or part of a day during which the offence continues after conviction.